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On the recordDecember 1, 2009
I want to ask you, as I read your words today, am I correct in concluding that what will definitely begin in July 2011 is a transfer of security responsibility to the Afghans, but may not include, immediately, a withdrawal of our forces from Afghanistan?
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman seeks clarification on the timeline for transferring security to Afghan forces.

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